Registration closed at 7 p.m. Friday with 17,371 entries for the second annual Rock 'n' Roll Savannah Marathon & Half Marathon, according to Amana Miyamae of The Competitor Group, which operates the event.

Last year's inaugural Savannah event put at cap at 23,000 entries, which was met well ahead of the November race day. The total number of finishers was 19,616, with the number of finishers in the 13.1-mile portion (14,163) setting a United States record for the largest inaugural half-marathon, according to Running USA.

The race, which features live music and cheerleading squads along the course, starts at 8 a.m. Saturday at the intersection of Bay and Bull streets. The finish line is at Forsyth Park, where a festival and music concert runs from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The awards program is slated for 10:45 a.m.

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